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Originally Posted by upsidedownfunnel
Mild hybrids don't require special transmissions because the generator/starter/hybrid motor are all the same device connected to the crankshaft. The boost in power is just a small torque boost to the crankshaft at the right times. The electric motor doesn't actually directly drive the wheels ever. There are other mild hybrids with manual transmissions.
If BMW doesn't make the G80 with a manual, it'd be pretty sad.
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didn't honda make a manual insight hybrid when it first came out?
that wasn't even a mild hybrid too